Batter Mix Operator Trainee

Title:

Batter Mix Operator Trainee

Location:

Boardman, OR Job

Requisition
-271610 Time Type:
Full time

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world. A highly innovative global corporation with a start‑up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference.

You’ll gain access to hands‑on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together. If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

This position is responsible for constant monitoring of the batter system. It requires the ability to operate and troubleshoot the batter equipment. This position is also responsible for maintaining the flume additives and for monitoring the starch slurry system. Batter Operators may be qualified in another position of equal or greater pay from current full‑time position when batter operations are not running.

Other position to be qualified in will be at the discretion of management based on plant needs and openings.

• Understand how to look up QA Specifications for batter.
• Understand product codes and labels on batter tickets and how to use manifest to track inventory.
• Safely opens, handles and hangs batter bags.
• Maintains dry batter hopper and auger levels as needed.
• Assembles/Disassembles batter equipment when needed.
• Maintains expected level of sanitation in work area.
• Fills out paperwork as required.
• Must have a good understanding of chemicals and the hazards associated with the processing area.
• Performs assigned duties during cut changes and defrost as required.
• Cleans under and around batter mix areas, and additive areas.
• Willing to learn additional Operator roles, in addition to job responsibilities for breaking purposes.
• Example:
  Fryer Operator
• Ability to use computer to enter checks with Military time.
• Ability to operate various tools and equipment, including but not limited to: high pressure hose, flash lights, hot hose, shovels, scrapers, foaming system, brooms, squeegees, telephones, ladders (roll around stairs) , buckets, control panels/terminals , stein cups , stop watches and waste carts.
• Monitors and controls the amount of dextrose and salt added to the flume water supply tank to attain target color and salt content in the finished product.
• Monitors and adjusts sugar mix tank concentration and starch baume and levels as required.
• Starts‑up, shuts‑down and controls starch recovery system in such a manner to maintain quality level and maximize recovery.
• Maintain efficiency of starch recovery system.
• Performs assigned duties during cut changes.
• Be able to qualify in another position of equal to or greater pay from current full‑time position and work in such capacity, when not needed as a Batter Operator.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Basic and Preferred Education/

Certifications:

(Required & Preferred) High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred Lock-out/Tag-out, Forklift, and Sanitation certification are required. If you are not qualified, you will be trained and must meet certification requirements.

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